HTML5: How to specify a shorter label for an option?

Last update on February 12 2024 12:52:44 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Declares the document type and version of HTML -->
<html><!-- Begins the HTML document -->
<head><!-- Contains metadata about the document -->
<meta charset="utf-8"><!-- Specifies the character encoding of the document -->
<title>How to specify a label for an option-group</title><!-- Sets the title of the document -->
</head><!-- Ends the head section -->
<body><!-- Contains the content of the document -->
<form name="Fav_Sport"><!-- Defines a form with the name "Fav_Sport" -->
<label>Favorite Sports</label><!-- Provides a label "Favorite Sports" for the form -->
<select name="favoritesports" id="favoritesports"><!-- Defines a drop-down list with the name "favoritesports" and the ID "favoritesports" -->
<optgroup label="Sports"><!-- Defines an option group with the label "Sports" -->
<option label="Soccer">Soccer</option><!-- Defines an option "Soccer" within the "Sports" group -->
<option label="Hockey">Hockey</option><!-- Defines an option "Hockey" within the "Sports" group -->
<option label="Tennis">Tennis</option><!-- Defines an option "Tennis" within the "Sports" group -->
<option label="Golf">Golf</option><!-- Defines an option "Golf" within the "Sports" group -->
</optgroup><!-- Ends the option group -->
</select><!-- Ends the drop-down list -->
</form><!-- Ends the form -->
</body><!-- Ends the body section -->
</html><!-- Ends the HTML document -->

Explanation:

The HTML document begins with a declaration of its type and version (<!DOCTYPE html>).
The <html> element encloses the entire HTML document.
The <head> section contains metadata about the document, such as character encoding and title.
The <meta charset="utf-8"> tag specifies the character encoding of the document as UTF-8.
The <title> tag sets the title of the document.
Inside the <body> section, there is a <form> element with the name "Fav_Sport".
The <label> element provides a label "Favorite Sports" for the form.
The <select> element defines a drop-down list with the name "favoritesports" and the ID "favoritesports".
The <optgroup> element defines an option group with the label "Sports".
Inside the <optgroup>, there are <option> elements representing different sports within the group.

Live Demo:

See the solution in the browser

Supported browser


Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Go to Exercise page